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by atas 9y ago
Yes, and that's why you have to be extra-careful with copy-pasting :-)
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by atas 9y ago
Simple technique for preventing bugs like this: don't copy-paste code. If you find yourself copy-pasting code think twice why you even have to do it (DRY principle) and be aware of the potential consequences. Even if some code has to b
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by atas 9y ago
I have the heuristic that I leave decisions for the end of the day, based on what I have done. In fact, this is one of my goals per day, when things are unclear.
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by atas 9y ago
The habit of skipping them for whatever reason is also problematic. If you so easily skip them (as a team or as individual(s)), why have them in the first place?
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by atas 9y ago
Greece. I learned a lot in the process having just an undergraduate degree at the time. The students didn't appreciate it much unfortunately (wasn't a university but a vocational school; don't ask why Tanenbaum was on the cur
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by atas 9y ago
I did the same for Tanenbaum's operating systems book and for a post-secondary education course (around the same time and around the same age).
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by atas 9y ago
I remember writing an essay like this for an assignment. The professor called it 'strange'. Even if I had made some valid points, there was no way to validate them as it lacked real flow. Just bullet points with messages I wanted
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Tikker – The wrist watch that counts down your life(kickstarter.com)
21 points by atas 13y ago|35 comments
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by atas 14y ago
#1: I have to make up some time on that #2: I am working on my diet. Yes, staying healthy is crucial for programmers. Because of the nature of the work you have to be mindful about that. #3: Good suggestions #4: I should be doing that. I am
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Periodis Web – A Historical Atlas and Gazetteer of Europe from Year 1 to 2000(euratlas.net)
124 points by atas 14y ago|48 comments
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by atas 14y ago
Here's mine: http://www.pubsoccermanager.com/ It has gotten really slow in the last year, but I am planning to do something around it full time. Most obviously it would be a game, but I also have a couple of other ideas of how to monetize
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by atas 14y ago
This too was my main objection to the article. How could a single hacker pose a threat to democracy? And is it really democracy?
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by atas 14y ago
In the literal sense of the word, the exact opposite.
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by atas 14y ago
Slightly irrelevant, but how valid would it be to be asked the SVN commands in an interview? Should I go an memorize the SVN manual just to succeed in interviews, although I use a graphical tool?
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by atas 14y ago
He forgot: "...all other things being equal", which would make his point practically useless.
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by atas 14y ago
"Release early release often" applies to Math as well. Wouldn't it be better for everyone if he hadn't been so secluded and published some of his work in the meantime?
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by atas 14y ago
Unfortunately, some people believe so...
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by atas 14y ago
> Corporate programmers in OOP-land often never get the architectural experience of writing systems (starting with small ones) from scratch. Instead, they spend their 40 hours maintaining and tweaking large monoliths other people wrote,
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by atas 14y ago
I have the same age as you. One year ago I was thinking of quitting my job to turn my hobby into a business. I thought of staying in my hometown (cheap but not start-up friendly and family and friends would just see me as 'unemployed'), but
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by atas 14y ago
That's why we still need local storage.
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by atas 14y ago
You didn't have to give an email address, btw. So no point in giving a fake one anyway. But I think someone willing to bypass "registration" would not impulsively submit a fake address, but rather would have read the small print.
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by atas 14y ago
A little bit off-topic, but in what way(s) is Natwest a "dismal failure of a bank"? I had a Natwest account a few years ago when I was in the UK, and I was happy with it at least in relation to the other bank I had an account with.
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by atas 14y ago
'The Olduvai imperative'. Especially the introduction and the first couple of chapters.
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by atas 14y ago
This is just another sample case demonstrating how otherwise intelligent and competent people really need to be educated about web development security.
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by atas 14y ago
Is this a real condition or just Americans inventing up diseases?
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by atas 14y ago
The 'default' panorama was loaded relatively quickly. My hometown's panorama has been stuck at "21%" for the last 10 minutes...
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by atas 14y ago
Yes, on mine too.
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by atas 14y ago
I also don't want to "sign up with Facebook".
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by atas 14y ago
Three major grammar mistakes. And nothing interesting.
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by atas 14y ago
Not really. I will continue at home.

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